<p>WINTER HAVEN | Polk State College got to finish what it started this time.</p><p>The Eagles pounded out 13 hits and three pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory over Suncoast Conference rival St. Petersburg College on Tuesday night at The Eagles Nest.</p><p>The game was a make-up game of a contest that was originally scheduled for last Saturday.</p><p>In that game, the Eagles were up 6-2 on the Titans before a severe thunderstorm swept in and halted the contest in the bottom of the fourth inning.</p><p>The skies were clear on Tuesday night as Polk State took control early.</p><p>The Eagles did all of their damage in the first two innings.</p><p>Polk State (24-11, 12-5) scored five runs in the first and three in the second as it got to St. Pete starter Robbie Coursel.</p><p>Sam Machonis and Luke Parker both had two-run singles in the inning that complemented an RBI single by Matt Piatt.</p><p>Shane Gordon had the big hit in the second, knocking in two. Daniel Sweet also added an RBI single.</p><p>"It's always nice when you get on the board early," Polk State coach Al Corbeil said.</p><p>"You get a five-run cushion early on, it allows you to really be aggressive in the strike zone on our side of it."</p><p>Jordan Barrett (4-1) struck out six in seven innings of work for Polk State.</p><p>He was helped by an inning of scoreless relief each from Jose Pupo and Devin Vainer.</p><p>"Jordan has continued to get better all year," Corbeil said. "He threw a fantastic ball game. He gave us seven really good innings and then the bullpen gave us two good innings."</p><p>The teams will meet again at 6 tonight at Polk State for the third time in three days.</p><p>Polk State beat St. Petersburg 10-4 on Monday in another high-scoring game.</p><p>[ Reach Ray Beasock at 863-802-7537 or ray.beasock@theledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @Ledger_Colleges or @LedgerRay ]</p>